Thoughts about Royals

Queen Juliana’s Silver Anniversary, 1962

Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands celebrated their Silver Anniversary on this day in 1962, and while the major public celebrations took place in late April and May, we are featuring them now because we will be busy with the Japanese Abdication and Accession at that time! Click HERE to take a look at Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard’s Wedding in 1937.

On April 29th, the Royal Family arrived in Amsterdam on the Royal Barge, and rode in a carriage procession through the city before waving to the crowns in Dam Square in front of the Royal Palace. In the evening, after a Banquet at the Palace, Queen Juliana (wearing the Stuart Tiara), Prince Bernhard (in the Order of the Netherlands Lion), Princess Beatrix (wearing the Antique Pearl Tiara), Princess Irene (in the Aquamarine Tiara), Princess Margriet (wearing the Emerald Tiara), and Princess Christina attended a concert at the Royal Concertgebouw, followed by a fireworks display.

The following day, the Royals guests, with the addition of King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium, travelled by bus (much to the horror of Queen Elizabeth II) to the Keukenhof gardens in Lisse, before a dance aboard the HMS Oranje.